doulikefish Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Heading to Dubai in between the Malaysian and Bahrain grand prix.Ive been there before but i stayed close to the palm by the marina so dont really want to stay around there again So basically anybody got any tips around the gold souk area?Worth it for the evenings entertainment etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Savage Henry Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 A relaunch of this... Anyone with any good recommendations for hotels? I'd like to avoid taxis as much as possible, but would like to stay somewhere with plenty to do. Only going for five days, but a bar would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 A relaunch of this... Anyone with any good recommendations for hotels? I'd like to avoid taxis as much as possible, but would like to stay somewhere with plenty to do. Only going for five days, but a bar would be nice. Taxis are quite cheap tbh, the metro/mono rail thingy is also quite good to get places. The friday brunches are also good if you want to get tanked up one of the days. Ive not been for a about 5 years but Im going again in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yip,pick a hotel close to the mono rail/metro,the city is so spread out youll need some sort of transport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Cheers. Yeah, the "brunches" of Bahrain are pretty good fun if you want to write off a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Cheers. Yeah, the "brunches" of Bahrain are pretty good fun if you want to write off a day! The one at the medinat is meant to be paticularly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Cheers. Yeah, the "brunches" of Bahrain are pretty good fun if you want to write off a day! Wheres a good one in Manama?Think ill be in town for the f1 again next year and will probably bin the friday at the track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartyn86 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wheres a good one in Manama?Think ill be in town for the f1 again next year and will probably bin the friday at the trackDiplomat is the best one. 12-3 on the top floor of the hotel with some great views over the island. Then everyone heads down to the irish pub Fiddlers Green afterwards and get even more steaming. The music at the brunch and in the pub used to be by a Scottish band called the boxtones. Decent band and they get the crowd going in the pub. It's your usual mix of ex pats over from Saudi for the weekend, yanks, Arabs, and Matelots.There's a few other places I've been to but I can't remember them off the top of my head. If I remember I'll let you know. I fucking love Bahrain. I'm a bit gutted I'm not in the navy any more as they've just announced that they are building a permanent base in Mina Salman for the MCMVs and other ships out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Wheres a good one in Manama?Think ill be in town for the f1 again next year and will probably bin the friday at the track Lanterns in Adliyah, the Moevenpick (sp?) and the Dragon. I very rarely stray out of Adliyah; all the best places are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Oman >> dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Oman >> dubai Really? Ive never been, in what way is it better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Really? Ive never been, in what way is it better? They are totally different. Oman's all about the outdoors. If you're a hiker or a cyclist or a climber then Oman's great. It's not great if you are a city dweller or don't have access to a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Really? Ive never been, in what way is it better? Oman is much more chilled and untouched. We stayed in the shangri la in muscat. Absolutely incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Oman is much more chilled and untouched. We stayed in the shangri la in muscat. Absolutely incredible. ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1418649315.042000.jpg Slightly disingenuous photo; turn the camera around and you get the hustle and bustle of the cornishe. That said, I generally agree. If you are in any way attracted to the great outdoors, visit Oman. I'm coming round to your way of thinking actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't understand the attraction of Dubai. There are loads of sunny places with a drinking culture and where women wear very little, or with hundreds or thousands of years of history on every street. Sounds like a load of sky scrapers and shopping centres with scary laws. P.S. I should point out I've never been, I'd be interested to know why people like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartyn86 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've got to agree about Oman the place is brilliant. Muscat is a amazing place to visit. I've been to Salalah as well but never really ventured far as it was only a overnight stay. Plus in Muscat they have this excellent curry house http://www.mumtazmahal.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've got to agree about Oman the place is brilliant. Muscat is a amazing place to visit. I've been to Salalah as well but never really ventured far as it was only a overnight stay. Plus in Muscat they have this excellent curry house http://www.mumtazmahal.net Plonk next door to the single most pretentious bar I have ever been to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartyn86 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Plonk next door to the single most pretentious bar I have ever been to! We had a look into that bar and gave it a wide berth. f**k knows the name of the pub/hotel we ended up drinking in that night. We ended up going to the Grand Hyatt pool bar for a couple of all day sessions and then onto the Safari club afterwards. I remember the first time I went to Muscat in 2006. We had a game of football organised against a team of ex pats at some football pitch which seemed to take forever to get to. IIRC I think we got pumped as they had a couple of young local lads who were quick as f**k and pretty skilful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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